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Malcolm Brogdon [Purple Prizm] #17 (Basketball Cards 2016 Panini Prizm) — is it worth grading?

Is Malcolm Brogdon [Purple Prizm] #17 worth grading?

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Strong grading candidate — 8.7× premium in PSA 10

A PSA 10 Malcolm Brogdon [Purple Prizm] #17 sells for $547 against $62.61 raw: a $484 spread, 8.7× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($67.50) only about breaks even after fees, so the case rests on gemming. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM)
$62.61
PSA 10
$547
PSA 9
$67.50
Gem premium
8.7×
As of
Jul 11, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Malcolm Brogdon [Purple Prizm] #17: net result of grading versus selling raw, by outcome and fee tier
If it comes back…Sells forEconomy / bulk (~$25.00)Standard (~$50.00)Express (~$150)
Gem — PSA 10$547+$459+$434+$334
PSA 9$67.50−$20.11−$45.11−$145

Net = sale price − $62.61 raw value − fee. Fee tiers are illustrative; plug your grader's current price into the calculator below.

Expected value — how often does it need to gem?

Malcolm Brogdon [Purple Prizm] #17: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gemsExpected saleExpected net (standard fee)
25%$187+$74.77
50%$307+$195
75%$427+$315

Break-even gem rate at the standard fee: about 9%. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses — measure it before you decide.

Which grader pays the most — and what a 10 takes

All centering standards
Malcolm Brogdon [Purple Prizm] #17: top-grade value by grading company with centering tolerance
Grader10 sells forvs bestFront centering for a 10Back
BGS 10$711best55/4570/30
PSA 10$547−$16455/4575/25
CGC 10$328−$38355/4575/25
SGC 10$328−$38355/4575/25

Tolerances are each company's published centering standard for its top grade; surface, corners and edges must also be clean. Centering is the one you can measure yourself before you pay.

Malcolm Brogdon [Purple Prizm] #17 graded prices by company and grade
GradePSACGCBGSSGCGraded
10$547$328$711$328
9.5$74.00
9$67.50

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Grading Malcolm Brogdon [Purple Prizm] #17 — FAQ

Is Malcolm Brogdon [Purple Prizm] #17 worth grading?

A PSA 10 Malcolm Brogdon [Purple Prizm] #17 sells for $547 against $62.61 raw: a $484 spread, 8.7× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($67.50) only about breaks even after fees, so the case rests on gemming. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

How much is a PSA 10 Malcolm Brogdon [Purple Prizm] #17 worth compared with raw?

A PSA 10 Malcolm Brogdon [Purple Prizm] #17 (Basketball Cards 2016 Panini Prizm) sells for about $547 versus $62.61 for a raw near-mint copy — a 8.7× premium as of Jul 11, 2026.

Which grading company is best for Malcolm Brogdon [Purple Prizm] #17?

By resale value, BGS 10 leads at $711, ahead of PSA 10 at $547. Fees and turnaround differ, so the best-paying label is not always the best net.

What centering does Malcolm Brogdon [Purple Prizm] #17 need for a BGS 10?

BGS publishes 55/45 front and 70/30 back centering as the tolerance for a 10 (Gem Mint). Off-center copies are capped below the top grade regardless of surface — measure yours before paying the fee.

What gem rate makes grading Malcolm Brogdon [Purple Prizm] #17 break even?

At a standard ~$50 fee, submitting Malcolm Brogdon [Purple Prizm] #17 breaks even when it gems about 9% of the time (a miss assumed to sell at the PSA 9 price of $67.50).

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